In the years before World War II the Libbey Glass Company received authorization from the Quimper faiencerie to produce small and large glasses featuring the traditional Breton pair.  These glasses appealed to American customers who were eagerly buying imported Quimper faience at department stores in New York, Boston, Chicago and other cities.

 
       
 

 

    
  The handpainted glasses hold twelve ounces and are 5½" high.  There are fourteen glasses to be sold in groups of two or more.      SOLD (all 14)  
     
 
     


 

 
  The posters pictured below advertise Quimper expositions and other Breton events.  They all have some wear on or near the edges, most of which could be covered by a mat.  They would make colorful, inexpensive displays in an informal location.

Measurements in all cases are to the edge of the sheet, including margins, if any. 
 		  
     
 
   
 
The Cornet à Des in the town of Quimper is both a gallery and retail store. This poster for one of their shows is 16½" high and 23½" wide, with no margins.





 		  

The 1998-1999 exposition of some 600 Porquier Beau pieces at the Château de Quintin in central Brittany was truly spectacular.  The centerpiece of this poster is a photo of a large platter depicting the Cathedral of St. Corentin, the patron saint of Quimper.  The platter, in turn, is a copy of an original watercolor by Alfred Beau, creator of Porquier Beau scenes.

The poster is 23½" high and 15¾" wide, with no margins.                      SOLD

 

  
 
 

 

      
  The paintings of Louis Parrens (1904-1992) were inspired by the Breton peninsula, particularly by towns such as Locquirec on the north coast.  Parrens is especially noted for his use of the color blue. "If the color speaks to the eye," he wrote, "the drawing speaks to the mind."

The poster is 24½" high and 16½" wide, with ½" white margins that do not show up in the photo.		    


 

     
   
 


The Manoir Kerazan, on the road from Quimper to Loctudy, has an excellent permanent collection of old Quimper pieces, and often mounts other Breton shows during the summer.  This poster of Breton ladies in their sewing circle reproduces an original work by Lucien Simon (1861-1945), an internationally known French artist who specialized in Breton scenes.

This poster is 17½" high and 20¾" wide, with ½" margins of the background color showing on all four sides. (The margins have been somewhat trimmed in the above photo.)                SOLD

 

  

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